it’s who gathered around it. It’s the first day of Christmas As always, we here at ACME want to help spread hope, peace, joy, and other marketing buzzwords Hopefully you haven’t overeaten this Christmas, but if you have, perhaps you’ll get a visit from (Remember, it isn’t really Christmas until you hear his Hidey Ho.)Continue reading “It’s not what’s under the tree that matters,”
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It’s the anticipation that kills you
Do you hear what I hear? Christmas is but a day away. Although the ACME phone banks are closed, believe me, ACME factories are hard at work. So, were you naughty or nice? Oh Jimmy, what have you done indeed. Don’t worry bunkies, at this point, Santa knows the score.
Amahl and the Night Visitors first aired
December 24, 1951 –Gian Carlo Menotti’s one act opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors premiered on this date. It has become a Christmas classic. The one surviving kinescope of this first production was thought to have been lost forever, accidentally destroyed by someone at NBC after it had been screened for an executive, but anotherContinue reading “Amahl and the Night Visitors first aired”
You haven’t switched from liquor to dope
December 24, 1940 – George Cukor’s classic film-comedy The Philadelphia Story, starring Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, and Jimmy Stewart premiered on this date. The film was shot in eight weeks, and required no retakes. During the scene where James Stewart hiccups when drunk, you can see Cary Grant looking down and grinning. Since the hiccupContinue reading “You haven’t switched from liquor to dope”
You probably know it as ‘Twas the night before Christmas’
December 23, 1823 –The famous poem A Visit From St. Nicholas was first published on this date. It begins, Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house / Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse …. Fourteen years after its first publication, an editor attributed the poem to a wealthy professorContinue reading “You probably know it as ‘Twas the night before Christmas’”
Sports fans, do you remember the Immaculate Reception?
December 23, 1972 –Franco Harris of the Pittsburgh Steelers grabbed a deflected pass from quarterback Terry Bradshaw to score a touchdown, winning the game for the Steelers 13-7 over the Oakland Raiders, on this date. The NFL’s Immaculate Reception, as it has become to be known, is one of the most famous plays in theContinue reading “Sports fans, do you remember the Immaculate Reception?”
A donation in your name has been made
Festivus for the rest of us As not to embarrass yourself tonight at your Festivus family gathering, here are the four tenets of the holiday: The Festivus Pole: During Festivus, an unadorned aluminum pole is displayed. The pole was chosen apparently in opposition to the commercialization of highly decorated Christmas trees, because it is “veryContinue reading “A donation in your name has been made”
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea first debuted
December 23, 1954 –Walt Disney’s live-action film, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, premiered on this date. In 1969, Captain Nemo’s pipe organ, which had been on display in Disneyland, was redressed and now resides in the ballroom of Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion. A duplicate was constructed for the ballroom of Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom HauntedContinue reading “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea first debuted”
In Which We Serve premiered
December 23, 1942 The Noel Coward-David Lean War time drama, In Which We Serve, opened in the US on this date. After about three weeks of shooting, Noël Coward realized that (a) David Lean knew a lot more about filmmaking than he did, and (b) he didn’t care much for the long hours. So CowardContinue reading “In Which We Serve premiered”
I’m sure you’re sick of hearing this song by now
December 22 1958 –The song by Dave Seville and The Chipmunks, The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late), hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts, on this date, and stayed there for four weeks. (Sorry about the ear worm.)< The song, written and performed by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (a.k.a. David Seville) who varied the tapeContinue reading “I’m sure you’re sick of hearing this song by now”
The Haus of Dcaligari 